Our series on Leo XIII’s social encyclicals continues with Libertas praestantissimum. After some updates, our editor discusses Leo’s distinction between natural and moral liberty, and how this is manifested in his approach to the so-called ‘modern liberties.’
Bibliography
- Pope Leo XIII, Libertas praestantissimum (1888).
- Edmund Waldstein, O.Cist., “Contrasting Concepts of Freedom,” The Josias (2016).
- Edmund Waldstein, O.Cist., Divisio Textus of Leo XIII’s Libertas praestantissimum, The Josias (2024).
- The Josias Podcast, Episode XXIII: Liberty: the Highest of Natural Endowments (2020)
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